Desafío (TV series)

Desafío
Genre Reality competition
Presented by Margarita Rosa (2004– 2006, 2008, 2011 – present)
Victor Mallarino (2004 – 2005, 2009 – 2010)
Lina Marulanda & Juan Pablo Llano (2007)
Taliana Vargas (2009)
Toya Montoya (2010)
Juan Ignacio Velásquez (2011)
Country of origin Colombia
No. of seasons 13
Production
Running time 42 minutes
Release
Original network Caracol TV
Original release 2004 – present (2016)
Chronology
Related shows Expredición Robinson
Other versions
External links
Website

Desafío is a Colombian reality television game show produced by Caracol TV. In the show, contestants are isolated in an island and compete for cash and other prizes. The show uses a system of progressive elimination, allowing the contestants to vote off other members until only one final contestant remains and wins a cash prize.

Although the show has been mostly produced by Caracol TV, other versions have been produced by GenTV and Univision. These two versions were produced in Florida and aimed to the Latin American audience in the United States.

Format

Groups

Contestants are split in different groups of usually six to eight people each. The criteria for the division might vary from season to season. Some criteria used have been age, social hierarchy, or where they came from.

Each group is given a unique name and an identifying color. These are used on flags, challenge courses, on-screen text and various other items. Each player is given an assortment of clothes with their respective colors and symbols. Players are required to wear the color of their group in a visible location at all times, allowing the audience to identify their affiliation. Upon switching groups (due to a merge or dissolution), players are required to give up their old clothes and obtain new ones in the new group's color.

Locations and beaches

Each group is assigned a different beach to stay. Each beach has different qualities and benefits:

During each show, the groups have to compete in a challenge ("Desafío territorial") to decide which group will stay on each beach.

As the show progresses and contestants are eliminated, the teams are merged into a single group and they are taken to Playa Fusión, which features commodities slightly better than Playa Media.

Challenges

During each show, teams will play three separate challenges. The challenges are:

Challenges vary from obstacle courses, to races, swimming matches, building puzzles, among many others.

El Juicio

"El Juicio" (or "The Judgment") is held at the end of each episode. Here, the group that lost the "Desafío Final" vote one person out of their team. Present at the judgment is the team that won the "Desafío de Salvación", who will serve as the judges. After a brief discussion of the events that led to that moment, each member of the losing team walks up to a table and secretly votes to eliminate a member of his team. After all members of the team have voted, the host counts the votes.

Originally, the judges voted to save a member of the other team. The strategy usually was to try to anticipate who the losing team would want to eliminate and save him/her. The next member with the most votes would then be eliminated. In 2008, the rules were changed and the judges were given the option to veto the choice of the other team to eliminate a member. If they veto, the losing team is forced to vote publicly for a second member to be eliminated. This is referred to as the "bloody vote". In 2009, a new rule was made. The losing team voted to eliminate a member of their team. Then, a second voting has to be done to choose a second member to be eliminated. Then, the judges decide which of the two "sentenced" members was eliminated.

In the event of ties, sometimes the judges get to choose which of the members of the losing team that are involved in the tie, is eliminated. Also, the members that are chosen to be eliminated are sometimes given a chance to vouch in front of the judges for their safety.

End of the game and prizes

When there are two contestants left in the game, they return to Colombia for one last show, along with the eliminated contestants. Here, the audience votes for the contestant they want to win the game. In 2008, the system was changed and it was the other contestants who voted for the winner. The winning contestant usually gets a prize in cash whereas the second place contestant gets a new car.

Seasons

The Colombian version is produced by Caracol TV and has been hosted by several celebrities. Each competition has a unique name, and lasts from 13 to 15 episodes.

#NameLocationOriginal teamsWinnerRunner(s)-upAudience
1Desafío 2004: La Aventura Colombian's and Panama Islands Three teams of sixPaula Andrea Betancourt Monica Londoño 14.7
2Desafío 2005: Cabo Tiburón, Chocó, ColombiaCabo Tiburón, ColombiaTatiana de los Ríos Álvaro Mesa 14.9
3Desafío 2006: Guerra de Estratos Dominican Republic Alfredo Varela Diego Agudelo 10.9
4Desafío 2007: La Guerra de las GeneracionesBocas del Toro Archipelago, PanamaThree teams of eightIsabel Solís Montoya Camilo Vega 8.6
5Desafío: La Lucha de las Regiones 2008Isla Contadora, PanamaFive teams of sixJuan Pablo Londoño Pedro José Orduz 12.9
6Desafío: La Lucha de las Regiones, La Revancha 2009Bocas del Toro Archipelago, PanamaSix teams of sixDidier Castañeda Ludwig Monoga 13.5
7Desafío: La Lucha de las Regiones, El Brazalete Dorado 2010Eider GuerreroJhonattan Cure 13.6
8Desafío: La Lucha de las Regiones, La Piedra Sagrada 2011 Dominican Republic Mauricio Morales Jader Arizala 12.4
9Desafío: El fin del mundo 2012 El Salvador Jenny Moreno Sergio Alejandro Arango 14.0
10Desafío: África, el origen 2013 Senegal Three teams of seven Carolina Jaramillo Alejandro Herrera 13.1
11Desafío: Marruecos, las mil y una noches 2014 Morocco Wilder Zapata Manuela Vásquez 11.1
12Desafío: India, la reencarnación 2015 India Three teams of eight Vanessa Posada Pierine Peñaranda 12.3
13Desafio: Los Superhumanos 2016 Trinidad and Tobago Six teams of seven Ángel Jesús Arregoces Augusto Castro 11.6

Other versions

Although the main version of Desafío is produced by Caracol TV for Colombian television, two other versions have been produced in the United States.

Show name Produced by Grand Prize Broadcast years Seasons
Desafío 2006 GenTV $100,000 2006 1
Desafío: La Gran Batalla Univision $100,000 2010 1

See also

External links

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